"Edward Bear Edward Bear was a Toronto-based Canadian pop-rock group. The band is best known for its chart-topping single, ""Last Song,"" and ""Close Your Eyes,"" used as the signing-off song for Delilah's radio show. The Edward Bear Revue, later Edward Bear, was formed in 1966 by singer and percussionist Larry Evoy and bassist Craig Hemming. The name is derived from A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, whose ""proper"" name is ""Edward Bear"". At first the band had a bluesy, rock sound; at one point they opened for Led Zeppelin. The band signed with Capitol Records in 1969 with a lineup of"
"Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book ""A Bear Called Paddington"" and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to), duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles"
"distaste for doing so. Karl hasn't had much luck with women, which is partially Looshkin's fault. Bear (comics) Bear is a popular black and white alternative comic book created by British writer/artist Jamie Smart and published in the United States by Slave Labor Graphics. It follows the adventures of a small stuffed bear named Bear and his roommate/antagonist, a psychotic housecat named Looshkin. Looshkin often plays cruel, sadistic, and nonsensical pranks on Bear, and it is not uncommon for faeces and dismemberment to come into play. Smart's linework is bold and expressive, and his panels are littered with information and"
"Bear (comics) Bear is a popular black and white alternative comic book created by British writer/artist Jamie Smart and published in the United States by Slave Labor Graphics. It follows the adventures of a small stuffed bear named Bear and his roommate/antagonist, a psychotic housecat named Looshkin. Looshkin often plays cruel, sadistic, and nonsensical pranks on Bear, and it is not uncommon for faeces and dismemberment to come into play. Smart's linework is bold and expressive, and his panels are littered with information and throw-away gags. The stories are marked by a combination of violent shocks, random silliness, and other"
"close to Cotchford Farm. The wooden bridge is now a tourist attraction, and it has become traditional to play the game there using sticks gathered in nearby woodland. When the footbridge recently had to be replaced, the engineer designed a new structure based closely on the drawings of the bridge by Shepard in the books, which were somewhat different than the original structure. Christopher Robin's teddy bear, Edward, made his character début in A. A. Milne's poem, ""Teddy Bear"", in the edition of 13 February 1924 of ""Punch"", and the same poem was published in Milne's book of children's verse"
"resided in his bear ears. The modern Latvian military award Order of Lāčplēsis, called for the hero, is also known as ""The Order of the Bear-Slayer"". Bears are popular in children's stories, including Winnie the Pooh, Paddington Bear, Gentle Ben and ""The Brown Bear of Norway"". An early version of ""Goldilocks and the Three Bears"", was published as ""The Three Bears"" in 1837 by Robert Southey, many times retold, and illustrated in 1918 by Arthur Rackham. The cartoon character Yogi Bear has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. The Care Bears began as greeting cards in"
"Elizabeth Bear Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born September 22, 1971) is an American author who works primarily in speculative fiction genres, writing under the name Elizabeth Bear. She won the 2005 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Short Story for ""Tideline"", and the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for ""Shoggoths in Bloom"". She is one of only five writers who have gone on to win multiple Hugo Awards for fiction after winning the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (the others being C. J. Cherryh, Orson Scott Card, Spider"
"many of Eaton's toys, accessories and clothing. The Punkinhead doll and books have become collectors' items. Punkinhead Punkinhead, ""the sad little bear"", was a rubbery toy bear with a tuft of unruly orange hair. He was designed and developed into a storybook character by Canadian cartoonist Charles Thorson. Punkinhead was the main character in a series of children's books published by the T. Eaton Company, a large department store in Toronto, Ontario. To promote the sale of the stuffed bear and the books, the store created a song about him and sold recordings of it. Punkinhead became associated with Eaton's"
"Punkinhead Punkinhead, ""the sad little bear"", was a rubbery toy bear with a tuft of unruly orange hair. He was designed and developed into a storybook character by Canadian cartoonist Charles Thorson. Punkinhead was the main character in a series of children's books published by the T. Eaton Company, a large department store in Toronto, Ontario. To promote the sale of the stuffed bear and the books, the store created a song about him and sold recordings of it. Punkinhead became associated with Eaton's Christmas advertising. In 1947, Punkinhead appeared in Toronto's Santa Claus parade. The character also appeared on"
"telling Eddie that he can influence enough people to get Eddie the position of City Mayor. The Toyminator The Toyminator is a novel by the British author Robert Rankin. It is the sequel to ""The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse"", winner of the 2003 SFX Magazine Best Novel Award. It follows the adventures of Eddie Bear and his sidekick Jack. Eddie Bear has been deposed as the mayor of Toy City and the toymaker has taken away his modifications. Jill has left Jack and he is now working in Nadine's Diner. One day, a drunk Eddie witnesses bright flashing"
"girl named Goldilocks, and the third and by far most well-known version replaced the original bear trio with Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear. What was originally a frightening oral tale became a cozy family story with only a hint of menace. The story has elicited various interpretations and has been adapted to film, opera, and other media. ""Goldilocks and the Three Bears"" is one of the most popular fairy tales in the English language. In Southey's tale, three anthropomorphic bears – ""a little, small, wee bear, a middle-sized bear, and a great, huge bear"" – live together in"
"Bear character from the ""Daily Express"". There are plans for a film, books, Limited Edition Prints and DVDs that will see Rupert joined by new friends in addition to established characters. Every year since 1936, a Rupert Bear annual has been released, even during the years of World War II, during a paper shortage. All of these books were written and illustrated by Mary Tourtel and originally published from 1928–1936, by Sampson Low. There were 46 books in the original series. Some of the titles were later published for the Woolworth's retail chain, with only 18 of the original titles."
"off. As he was in pain, the Bear put him out of his misery. The Bear was previously portrayed before ""Bo Selecta!"", on a short lived programme entitled """"Whatever I Want"""", shown on ""London Weekend Television"". He, however, was not a bear, but a man named Barry Gibson. The character is almost exactly the same, except he is in human form. There is an episode of this programme available to view on YouTube. The Bear (Bo' Selecta!) The Bear is a fictional character who originated in the British adult sketch comedy, Bo' Selecta!. He is a rude teddy bear who"
"Bossy Bear Bossy Bear is a fictional character written and illustrated by David Horvath, the co-creator of the popular Uglydoll brand. In his picture book debut, ""Bossy Bear"", Horvath depicted an unusual children's book character, one that is very bossy. The character's main characteristic is that he wants everything his way and he wants it immediately. The style of art used for ""Bossy Bear"" is similar to that in Horvath's Uglydoll universe yet unique in its own way, with bold graphic art and simple hilarious text through which young readers can recognize their own bossy tendencies. Other characters that make"
"the series The Two Ronnies (Season 7: 1978-1979) showed a parody sketch of Rupert Bear. It was titled ""Rupert Baird"" with Ronnie Corbett playing the part of Rupert and Ronnie Barker playing the role of a journalist/newsreporter. The whole of the dialogue in the sketch was composed of the rhyming prose that appears in the stories. The sketch also included the ""Tell 'em about the honey Mummy"" monster which at the time was a television advert. Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ""Daily Express"""
"the polar bear in advertising, while Fox's Glacier Mints have featured a polar bear named Peppy as the brand mascot since 1922. Polar bears are popular in fiction, particularly in books for children or teenagers. For example, ""The Polar Bear Son"" is adapted from a traditional Inuit tale. The animated television series ""Noah's Island"" features a polar bear named Noah as the protagonist. Polar bears feature prominently in ""East"" (also released as ""North Child"") by Edith Pattou, ""The Bear"" by Raymond Briggs (adapted into an animated short in 1998), and Chris d'Lacey's ""The Fire Within"" series. The ""panserbjørne"" of Philip"
"The Bear (fairy tale) The Bear is a fairy tale collected by Andrew Lang in ""The Grey Fairy Book"". It is Aarne-Thompson classification system type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include Cap O' Rushes, Catskin, Little Cat Skin, Allerleirauh, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The She-Bear, Tattercoats, Mossycoat, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, and Donkeyskin, or the legend of Saint Dymphna. A king loved his daughter so much that he kept her in her rooms for fear harm would come to her. She complained to her nurse; unbeknownst to her, the nurse was"
"similar-sounding profanity instead. A smaller version of the soft toy has since been released. Nev the Bear Nev The Bear is a small, blue puppet bear that originally appeared in the CBBC television programme ""Smile"". Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show ""Bear Behaving Badly"", alongside Barney Harwood. His name was created from the name of his co-star Dev Griffin on Smile. He was last seen on Hacker Time when Derek puts Nev on Line 1 for Barney Harwood. Nev has patches in places on his body and is missing part of his ear. This is due"
"Bobby Bear Bobby Bear was a British comics character in the ""Daily Herald"" newspaper starting in 1919. He was a young male bear character based on the Steiff teddy bear that was popular at the time. His friends were Ruby Rabbit and Maisie Mouse. Later Percy Porker the pig became a regular character as well as Freddy Fox on occasion. He was the first bear to appear as a cartoon character, pre dating Rupert Bear by a year. There were annuals issued from the early 1920s, in small format thin paperback volumes which collected their adventures. These are known to"
"hallmarks of Dada. 10 issues were published between 2003 and 2005. The foil and victim to Looshkin's insanity, Bear is a stuffed animal standing twelve inches tall. Apparently, he has served in the British Army in a great number of wars (ex: World War I). When you poke his nose his head expands, much to his dismay and Looshkin's joy. He hopes that one day Looshkin will die so he will be able to live his life reading books and slowly becoming an alcoholic. Bear is known to date human women, much to Karl's surprise, and he spends a good"
"and is featured in the Australian National Museum. He became the only bear in the world to become a cub when he was initiated into the Scouting Movement. Humphrey B. Bear Humphrey B. Bear is an Australian children's television series and its fictional character namesake is an icon of Australian children's television. ""Humphrey B. Bear"" was first broadcast on Adelaide's NWS-9 on Monday, 24 May 1965. The show became one of the most successful programs for pre-schoolers in Australia. The part of Humphrey was originally played by Edwin ""Ted"" Duryea, (c.1930-2009) an actor, singer and dancer whose human identity was"
"The Bear (Bo' Selecta!) The Bear is a fictional character who originated in the British adult sketch comedy, Bo' Selecta!. He is a rude teddy bear who is a social outcast and engages in cursing and womanizing. He like berries and always wears black glasses. He had a sidekick, a squirrel named Steven, whom he had a love-hate relationship with. The character was popular enough to receive his own show, ""A Bear's Tail"", derived from the Christmas pilot. Since the end of ""A Bear's Tail"", the Bear has featured in Bo' in the USA. He is played by Leigh Francis."
"often played by a full grown man. Baby Bear is considered the protagonist of the story, though it has been argued that this is really Goldilocks. Goldilocks- a 12-year-old girl, who combines the two classic fairy tale characters of Goldilocks and Little Red Ridinghood. Mom- Goldilocks' mother, often played by the same woman who plays Grandma. Wolf/Witch- The Big Bad Wolf, the antagonist, a female. who later reveals herself to be the Wicked Witch in disguise. Has not eaten in days. Mama Bear- Papa Bear's wife and Baby Bear's mother, believes in aliens due to something she read in a"
"Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ""Daily Express"" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival ""Daily Mail"" and ""Daily Mirror"". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for ""Punch"" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued"
"Bears"", ""The Doll and the Kitten"", ""Edith and the Duckling"", ""Edith and Little Bear Lend a Hand"", ""Edith and Midnight"" and ""The Lonely Doll Learns a Lesson"". ""The Lonely Doll"" tells the story of a doll named Edith, who lives by herself until two teddy bears, called Mr. Bear and Little Bear, appear in her life. One day, Mr. Bear goes out for a walk leaving the two alone in the house; He returns to find they have rummaged in a closet for dress-up clothing, smeared themselves with makeup, and written ""Mr. Bear is just a silly old thing"" in"
"named ""Smokey the Bear"" which was performed by Eddy Arnold. The pair said ""the"" was added to Smokey's name to keep the song's rhythm. During the 1950s, that variant of the name became widespread both in popular speech and in print, including at least one standard encyclopedia, though Smokey Bear's name never officially changed. A 1955 book in the Little Golden Books series was called ""Smokey the Bear"" and he calls himself by this name in the book. It depicted him as an orphaned cub rescued in the aftermath of a forest fire, which loosely follows Smokey Bear's true story."
"has written that ""Old Bear"" was given to her as a baby by her grandmother. During her childhood he was a main focus of her games, and when she was an adult he provided the inspiration for her first illustrated book. He was later joined by other soft toy characters. In 1986 her ""Old Bear"" was published, and made it into Booklist's ""Editor's Choice"" list for children's books for that year; in an earlier starred review, Barbara Elleman praised Hissey's use of perspective, texture, and colors. Jane Hissey Jane Hissey (born 1952) is a British author and illustrator of children's"
"Silvey. At the core of the controversy was the scene in which Mr. Bear spanks Edith for misbehaving. As a result, some parents objected to the book. Other parents, such as critic and novelist Daphne Merkin and fashion designer Vera Wang, supported the book. The doll is a felt Lenci Doll from the 1920s which belonged to Dare as a child. She sewed Edith's outfits for the books and changed her eye color to blue, resembling the author's looks. Mr. Bear was manufactured by Schuco, and Little Bear was a special edition Steiff, ""Jackie Bear."" Both were purchased in the"
"Humphrey B. Bear Humphrey B. Bear is an Australian children's television series and its fictional character namesake is an icon of Australian children's television. ""Humphrey B. Bear"" was first broadcast on Adelaide's NWS-9 on Monday, 24 May 1965. The show became one of the most successful programs for pre-schoolers in Australia. The part of Humphrey was originally played by Edwin ""Ted"" Duryea, (c.1930-2009) an actor, singer and dancer whose human identity was never revealed. The character of Humphrey is a tall, shaggy honey-loving brown bear with a large, round, shining, glossy black nose, straw boater hat, tartan waist-coat and oversized"
"up the Bossy Bear world include Turtle, Crocodoca, Reindeer and Bissy. ""Mine!"" Bossy Bear Bossy Bear is a fictional character written and illustrated by David Horvath, the co-creator of the popular Uglydoll brand. In his picture book debut, ""Bossy Bear"", Horvath depicted an unusual children's book character, one that is very bossy. The character's main characteristic is that he wants everything his way and he wants it immediately. The style of art used for ""Bossy Bear"" is similar to that in Horvath's Uglydoll universe yet unique in its own way, with bold graphic art and simple hilarious text through which"
"than Duplo figures, and included movable arms, legs and head. Some of the characters appeared in more than one set, and were given names, and sometimes even stories. Recurring characters included Edward Elephant, Bonnie Bunny, Max Mouse, Clive Crocodile, Walter (Wilfred) Walrus, Wally Walrus, Lucy Lamb, Lisa Lamb, Ricky Raccoon, Roger Raccoon, Freddy Fox, Bruno Bear, Bernard Bear, Billy Bear, Perry Panda, Patrick Panda, Bertie Bulldog, Boris Bulldog, Buster Bulldog, Barty Bulldog, Clarke Bulldog, Mike Monkey, Mark Monkey, Gabriel Gorilla (Chester Chimp), Paulette Poodle, Harry Horse, Henry Horse, Catherine Cat, Charlie Cat, Sandy Seagull, Lionel Lion, Legal Beagle, Hannah Hippopotamus,"
"franchise titled ""Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Rainy Day"" for ages 3 up and ""Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: Preschool Thinking Adventures"" In 2000, the same company developed another edutainment title ""Little Bear: Toddler Discovery Adventures"" for ages 18 months to 3 years. Little Bear (TV series) Little Bear is an educational Canadian children's animated series based on the ""Little Bear"" series of books written by Else Holmelund Minarik, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak; the program was originally produced by CBC. It has been rebroadcast on many channels, including Noggin/Nick Jr. (U.S.), ABC and ABC2 (Australia), RTÉ (Ireland), TV2 (New Zealand) and"
"time. Hodgett's must have explained, also, that the name “Twirl”, related to the pig-features of the character, and, by implication, Toby's parents, including, in the early stories, an eponymous pig's twirly corkscrew tail. Before illustrating the first of the stories, Toby Twirl in Pogland, Edward Jeffrey had worked for the publishing company, Sampson, Low, producing a large number of book-cover illustrations for adult novels. According to Martin Hockley, he had also worked on the newspaper strips for Rupert Bear (perhaps filling a gap between Tourtel and Bestall, or more likely providing promotional Rupert images in end-pages of non-Rupert books published"